Aortic distensibility is reduced, but coronary flow velocity reserve is similar in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. e17-e18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attila Nemes ◽  
Osama I.I. Soliman ◽  
Miklós Csanády ◽  
Tamás Forster
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Coronary Flow ◽  
Aortic Distensibility ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity ◽  
Artery Disease

scholarly journals Transthoracic Assessment of Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve: A Practical Approach to Diagnostic Testing in Patients with Angina and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Daria Frestad Bechsgaard ◽  
Eva Prescott
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Flow Velocity ◽  
Coronary Flow ◽  
Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity Reserve ◽  
Transthoracic Doppler Echocardiography ◽  
Coronary Flow Velocity ◽  
Artery Disease

More than half of the patients with symptoms suggestive of myocardial ischemia presenting at invasive angiography have no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). A large proportion of these patients have ischemia caused by coronary microvascular dysfunction, a condition associated with adverse cardiovascular prognosis. Measurement of coronary flow velocity reserve by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography is a feasible and reproducible method for the evaluation of coronary microvascular function. This review provides a practical overview of the method in a clinical setting of angina and noobstructive CAD, including technical details and prognostic significance.

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